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Fourays 2019

Of the Roses, For the Roses, By the Roses.

Editorial Team:

Reporters: Shalini Shankar IX C

Arnav Tiwari IX C

Cameraman: Yash Chaturvedi XI B

Technical Support: Mrs. Kunal Malik

Co-ordinator: Mrs. Deepa Sharma

“The highest education is that which does

not merely give us information but makes

our life in harmony with all existence”

-Rabindranath Tagore

Red Roses Public School

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Armed Forces Flag Day (December 7)

Armed Forces Flag Day was

celebrated in our school to honour

the soldiers, airmen and sailors of

India who fight on the borders to

safeguard the country's honour.

Students were shown a video about the

contribution and selfless service of the

defence forces. Flags received from

Rajya Sainik Board,Govt of Delhi, NCT

were distributed among students who

wore it proudly on their uniform. An

amount of Rs. 26800/- collected by the

management, staff and students was handed over to Cmdre Ajay Saxena,

Director Sainik Welfare cum Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board as contribution

towards ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’. He appreciated the effort of our students

and the noble initiative taken by the school.

Skit on Communal Harmony (December 19)

Students of

classes VI to VIII

presented a skit

on communal

harmony. It was

heart touching.

They portrayed

how people

coming from

different faiths and religious backgrounds can live in communal harmony. The

play commenced with the famous bhajan of Gandhiji ‘Iswar Allah tero naam’.

Everyone appreciated the skit and got the message of ‘Unity in Diversity’.

Mrs. Anshu Singh

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Christmas Celebration (December 24)

Christmas celebration was held during assembly for classes I-VIII. Students of

classes I-III wore Christmas caps. The assembly started with a soothing prayer.

It was hosted by Tanushree and Rudransh of class V-C. Gavika Dubey gave a

speech on the significance of Christmas. Students of class V sang a song

'Khushiyaan Manao'.

A dance presented by girl students of class II enthralled the audience. Tiny tots

of classes Pre-School and Pre-Primary from Paryavaran Complex danced on the

beats of the popular Christmas song ‘Jingle bells’ which took everyone's heart

away. Students returned to their classes after having a joyful celebration of a

‘Merry Christmas’.

By- Shalini Shankar and Arnav Tiwari ( IX)

English Recitation ( December 2)

Students of classes I and II participated in English Recitation on the theme

Balanced Diet. They recited beautiful poems emphasizing the importance of

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eating healthy food with the help of props having pictures of balanced diet, fruits

and vegetables. Result was as follows:

Class/ Sec First Second Third

IA Siddhi Singh

Aastha

Himank Goyal

Tanishk

Afseen Khan

IB Ritvik Malhotra

Divjot Singh

Lakshita Sharma

Arshika Nirwal

Nivrita Mandal

IC Divyansh Mohanty

Tannishtha Singh

Abhimanyu Singh

Rathod

Asbah Qureshi

IIA Vaanya Sinha

Pranav Arya

Ayush Garg

Vinay Kumar

Kritika Panja

Yashashvi

IIB Ahana

Arnav Singh Negi

Anika Singh Himank

Dalal

IIC Akshita Goel

Lakshya Jonwal

Arya Prakash

Nehal

Kavya Singh Namish

Spell Bee ( December 20)

Spell Bee competition was organized in all the sections of classes I and II on

20th Dec.,2019. All the students enthusiastically participated by writing the

spellings of the words dictated by the teacher.

Winners of Spell Bee Competition

Class/ Sec First Second Third

IA Nivriti Banswal

Tanishq Chaudhary

Himank Goyal

Naksh Sharma

IB Rishit Mehndiratta

Shubojit Biswas

Arika Anand

Falguni Priyadarshini

IC Viksit Kukreja

Vedanta Sharma

Kanav Dhamiwal Garvish Sethi

IIA Vaanya Sinha

Atharv Gupta

Sana

Pratik Bera

Ayushman Singh

IIB Manya Dhankar

Pranshi Saini

Archit Mahapatra

Pihu Garg

Sanket Tiwari

IIC Akshita Goel

Trisha Jaiswal

Rikshit

Rayamajhi

-

Mrs. Babita Sahni

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PRE-PRIMARY WING

Spell Bee Competition (December 3)

'Spelling is important because

it aids in reading. It helps

cement the connection that is

shared between sounds and

letters.'

Spell Bee competition was

organized for students of Pre-

Primary. It helped them to

spell using phonetics, learn

sight words and correct pronunciation. Besides words like circle, shapes, legs,

black etc., they were able to spell commonly used words like dustbin, principal,

zigzag and inkpot as well.

Students’ enthusiastic participation and performance was appreciated by

everyone.

Christmas and New Year Celebration (December 24)

Pre-Primary wing celebrated

Christmas with great fervour and

enthusiasm. The entire school

vibrated with the echoes of

carols and wore a festive look

with bells, streamers, beautifully

ornamented Christmas tree and

Santa Claus. Students

participated in activities like tree

decoration, Santa, making

wreaths and New Year greeting

cards. Teachers told them about

Lord Jesus and the legend of Santa Claus during asembly. Students' dance

performance on the song ‘Yeshu Massi ki jai gaaye' was the highlight of the day.

The spirit of giving and sharing was inculcated among the tiny tots.

Meenu Khanna, Anjana Choudhary

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NEEV

Seasons (December 06)

Topic of ‘Seasons’ was explained to pre-

primary students with charts and cutouts

related to the seasons. They were taken

to the terrace and told about the clothes

(cotton/woolen) worn; seasons that are

hot, cold, wet or pleasant; and activities

we like doing in each of these seasons. At

the end of the activity, children were

asked to share their experiences related

to each season. In this way, they enjoyed

learning about the seasons in a novel

way.

Plants Around Us (December 13)

An activity on ‘Plants Around Us’ was

done with the students of Grade 1.

The school gardener, Sh. Anil informed

them about different types of plants -

like trees, shrubs, herbs, creepers and

climbers. Children learnt about the

medicinal value of ‘Tulsi’ and aloe vera.

At the end of the activity, students

were able to name and identify the plants present in and around the school.

Know Your Universe (December 16)

'Our Universe' activity based on the

topic 'Solar System' was conducted

for the students of classes II & III.

They were shown a model of solar

system. It was followed by a

presentation by students of class

III, who using colourful cutouts of

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sun and eight planets as their headgears, briefly described each planet. It was

awesome to see them forming the solar system. The aim was to sensitize the

learners about the order of the eight planets, their sizes, names and special

words such as orbit and asteroid.

Means of Transport (December 20)

Pre-Primary students

were taught about the

different means of

transport with the help

of cut-outs of land, air

and water transport.

For spatial awareness, a

lane with the traffic

light was set up.

Children learnt to drive their land transport by following the traffic rules. Air and

water transport were also explained effectively with the help of models.

Children learnt that Airways, which is the fastest means of transport, allowed

travel in the shortest time.

Christmas (December 24)

NEEV celebrated Christmas –

the festival that brings cheer,

by spreading the message of

love and joy. The school was

decorated beautifully.

Students appeared brighter

than ever wearing the Santa

caps. Fancy dress was held for

preprimary and class I students

who portrayed characters such

as reindeer, Red Riding Hood, witch, Tooth Fairy, angel etc. Preprimary students

also presented a dance on a Christmas song. The significance of the festival was

narrated. The joy of celebrating the festival was clearly visible on the faces of all

the children.

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A visit was also organized

to ‘Aman Ghar’ to sensitize

children towards the less

fortunate in the society. It was a

life-changing experience in

understanding the reality of life.

One of our students dressed as

‘Santa’ distributed sweets and

gifts to those children. Students

also did an origami activity with their new friends. Positivity and happiness could

be felt everywhere.

Money – Where it came from? (December 24)

Students of classes IV and V presented a skit

to show the importance of money and how

it came into existence. They were told

about the barter system. All the students

actively participated in the activity and

explained different denominations with

their symbols.

Reported by Mrs. Sulekha Singh